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Le Loup d'Or de Balolé

A beautiful and incisive documentary capturing the fight for better working conditions at a quarry in Burkina Faso.

Documentary 2019 63 mins Not rated

Director: Aïcha Chloé Boro

Overview

Set in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, this documentary puts a stark spotlight on the dire working conditions of the labourers in a granite quarry. On the margins of a society that refuses to see them, the film centres them as they revolt against the slaveholder-like terms of their employment resulting in a moving, visually stunning rendition of the Baloé quarry and its polemical characters.

Part of Film Africa 2020. Film Africa is supported by a BFI Audience Award, using funds from the National Lottery